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When I got my new kitten, he started drooling due to the upper respiratory infection that he was developing. Did you get your kitten from a shelter?

I got my first kitten from a petshop and he had a number of health problems. When we went to get him neutered, the vet had to perform some invasive surgery because he was developing testicular cancer. Then at about 1, he developed a degenerative neurological disorder that the vet told us was...

I just received my vet reminder that my kitten needs his FVCRP booster. He's already had a uri from the shelter (and given it to my other cat). Since the FVCRP is supposed to prevent uris, do I need to immunize him from something he already has? When my other cat completed his series (which...

The humane society in my area gave me a bunch of options for low cost neutering. If you bring in a humane society coupon, these vets will do the neutering cheap, it only cost me $20.

Definitely get him a young playmate. Then they can torture each other.

The same thing happened with my cats. My resident cat who got sick also had a lot of eye discharge (a symptom the shelter cat didn't have) and looked like he was constantly crying. I made sure to keep giving them both antibiotics and wiping my cat's eyes constantly. His eyes have cleared up, but...

My cats were acting similarly to yours so I decided not to listen to the vet's advice about the quarantine. BIG MISTAKE. Of course, new kitty came down with a severe URI and infected resident kitty so I had two very sick cats to take care of. Definitely wait the whole 2 weeks, you don't want...

Hey, I'm in Texas also and know the dangers related to rabid raccoons. If you have to take your cats outside, use a leash and harness. That will allow them outside, but reduce the risks of getting bitten by rabid animals (like the many bats in Austin)

With my first cat, my hamster was on top of my washing machine. The kitten would jump onto the washing machine and knock the hamster cage over. THe hamster would run off into the house, but the cat would never hurt him. I have no idea how to keep cats away from hamsters, but I have recently...

I adopted my cat when he was a 2 month old kitten who was absolutely infested with fleas. He was borderline anemic and I have never seen so many fleas on an animal. As soon as I got him, he got a flea bath and I picked out as many fleas off as I could with a pair of tweezers. The next morning he...

my 6 month old kitten is getting a bit plump. I've been feeding both kittens (other is 4 months) 4 or 5 times/day. The younger cat is at a normal weight, but the older is a bit chubby. Should I cut back on food for the older one?

After reading all the posts on upgrading cat food, I decided to change my cats' diet. I had been giving them friskies and whiskas (didn't know any better) and stopped by petsmart today to pick up some nutro. They had nutro kitten formula and nutro gourmet choice kitten formula. I ended up going...

In the past couple days, I've noticed that my kitten's appetite has decreased considerably. I knew he was cutting his adult teeth, but I guess I didn't put 2 and 2 together. He was just chewing on some paper and I noticed the paper was bloody. I looked at his gums and teeth were missing and they...

My first kitten (got him around 2 months old) had a lot of health problems. He had his first seizure around 5 or 6 months. The vet told us he had an untreatable neurological condition and there was nothing he could do. We took him to another vet who seconded that opinion so we just took him home...

my cat had the same symptoms with excessive tears/goop and he has a uri (upper respiratory infection- which is extremely contagious and common, especially if you got your cat from a shelter). this is generally caused by a virus that you can't really do much about, but you can get antibiotics to...

I got my new kitten (4 month old) 2 weeks ago and in the beginning, my 6 month old would hiss and growl constantly at him. He would bat him too, but never really hurt him. Within 5 days, they were playing and eating together. after 1 week, the younger one would hop into my older cat's favorite...

you might try using a domed litterbox. My sister had the same problem with her dog eating the cat litter so she put the litterbox in the closet and rigged it so the cat could open the door with his paw and the dog never figured out where the litterbox went to.

My first cat with ear mites had a distinctive odor to his ears and that dirty buildup. My new kitten also has ear mites (but no odor) so my vet has put both my cats (since they can spread) on revolution to take care of the problem.

My kitties are indoor only, but I still used to treat them monthly for fleas with advantage or frontline. My new vet started me on revolution, which kills fleas, ear mites, and is a heartworm preventative. It only costs $4 more and seemed like a logical step up from advantage since it kills so...

I have 2 neutered male cats (4 months and 6 months) who are super sweet and loving with me, but whenever anyone comes over, they hide under the couch. I'll have friends stay with me for a weekend and they will stay under the couch the entire time except to eat and use the litterbox. This past...